Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Mealy Bigfoot Webcap

Anarta melanopa compared with Cortinarius caerulescens

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Mealy Bigfoot Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mealy Bigfoot Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cortinarius
Species	Anarta melanopa	Cortinarius caerulescens

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Bigfoot Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Mealy Bigfoot Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mealy Bigfoot Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.